Do you eat fish for Christmas Eve? 🌲 The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a beloved Italian American Christmas tradition — but it’s not really practiced in Italy 🇮🇹🇺🇸 In Italy, seafood on Christmas Eve is common, especially in the south, but there’s no set “seven.” The idea comes from Catholic fasting traditions and the symbolic power of the number seven — from the days of Creation to the sacraments. When millions of Southern Italians immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s, these customs wer
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Do you eat fish for Christmas Eve? 🌲 The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a beloved Italian American Christmas tradition — but it’s not really practiced in Italy 🇮🇹🇺🇸 In Italy, seafood on Christmas Eve is common, especially in the south, but there’s no set “seven.” The idea comes from Catholic fasting traditions and the symbolic power of the number seven — from the days of Creation to the sacraments. When millions of Southern Italians immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s, these customs wer
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Most Italians do eat fish on Christmas Eve, but most don't actually have"Seven" types of fish. This explains how "7 Fishes" came about. 🇮🇹🌲🐠via @stopitaliansounding | We Are Italian-Americans
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Most Italians do eat fish on Christmas Eve, but most don't actually have"Seven" types of fish. This explains how "7 Fishes" came about. 🇮🇹🌲🐠via @stopitaliansounding | We Are Italian-Americans
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Celebrate Christmas Eve the Italian way with The Feast of the Seven Fishes from Aversa Bakery 🎄🐟 Order your Christmas Eve dinner with us and let us do the cooking! From stuffed calamari, shrimp dishes, fresh fish, and seafood pasta, to everything you need to complete your table—we’ve got it all covered. And yes, of course, fresh bread to go with every bite 🥖 Place your orders early for a stress-free, delicious Christmas Eve dinner. Stop by or call Aversa Bakery and let us make your holiday ex
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Celebrate Christmas Eve the Italian way with The Feast of the Seven Fishes from Aversa Bakery 🎄🐟 Order your Christmas Eve dinner with us and let us do the cooking! From stuffed calamari, shrimp dishes, fresh fish, and seafood pasta, to everything you need to complete your table—we’ve got it all covered. And yes, of course, fresh bread to go with every bite 🥖 Place your orders early for a stress-free, delicious Christmas Eve dinner. Stop by or call Aversa Bakery and let us make your holiday ex
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READ BELOW FOR MORE ⬇️ I like how this tradition has remained frozen in time. Here’s the story: While it is true that most Italians do eat fish on Christmas Eve, they do not specifically eat 7 types of fish. It all dates back to the ancient Catholic tradition of not eating meat on the eve of holidays. The number 7 can be connected to some catholic symbols as it was mentioned over 700 times in the bible, such as the 7 Sacraments, the 7 Days of Creation, and the 7 Deadly Sins. Fast forward to the
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READ BELOW FOR MORE ⬇️ I like how this tradition has remained frozen in time. Here’s the story: While it is true that most Italians do eat fish on Christmas Eve, they do not specifically eat 7 types of fish. It all dates back to the ancient Catholic tradition of not eating meat on the eve of holidays. The number 7 can be connected to some catholic symbols as it was mentioned over 700 times in the bible, such as the 7 Sacraments, the 7 Days of Creation, and the 7 Deadly Sins. Fast forward to the
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My Italian American family has been doing “The Feast of the Seven Fishes” on Christmas Eve for decades and it’s absolutely my favorite day of the year 🐙🍝 Every year we finish with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Sandwiches at midnight since traditionally you aren’t supposed to eat meat on the Eve. We start at 5:30 and finish at 12:30- a 7 hour eating marathon of incredible food. I made a version of this with time stamps and background sounds and it’s the most chaotic/loudest video- I may lose some f
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My Italian American family has been doing “The Feast of the Seven Fishes” on Christmas Eve for decades and it’s absolutely my favorite day of the year 🐙🍝 Every year we finish with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Sandwiches at midnight since traditionally you aren’t supposed to eat meat on the Eve. We start at 5:30 and finish at 12:30- a 7 hour eating marathon of incredible food. I made a version of this with time stamps and background sounds and it’s the most chaotic/loudest video- I may lose some f
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Our #italianamerican Christmas Eve was so fun. The #feastofthesevenfishes has been apart of our family for over 60 years. The last 12 years I have hosted. It is so much work but I love doing it. It is a night not only about the food but about being together. #familytradition #italiantraditions
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Our #italianamerican Christmas Eve was so fun. The #feastofthesevenfishes has been apart of our family for over 60 years. The last 12 years I have hosted. It is so much work but I love doing it. It is a night not only about the food but about being together. #familytradition #italiantraditions
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